Unit 5 Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow
Development of a meat wholesale outlet and retail wholesaler in Graiguecullen.
22352 · Laois County Council · Lodged 8 June 2022
- Reference
- 22352
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves converting Unit 5 of Shamrock Business Park into a meat wholesale outlet with a preparation room, cold room, and public sales counter, alongside a retail wholesaler. Works include internal wall demolition, external facade respraying to charcoal grey, new signage, and installing two new entrance/exit doors.
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Official record
Development description
Develop (i) the provision of a meat wholesale outlet comprising preparation room, stores, kitchen, cold room, staff room, wc, meat display area and ancillary meat counter for sales to the general public; (ii) provision of a retail wholesaler; (iii) interior works including the demolition and alteration of internal ground floor walls; (iv) erection of signage on front and side façade of building; (v) elevational alterations to include installation of 2 no entrance/exit doors to front and rear elevations;(vi) respray external façade to a charcoal grey; (vii) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Barrowvale, Portlaoise Road, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 333 m |
| 111 The Vale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | May 2025 | €260,000 | 382 m |
| 110 The Vale, Portlaoise Rd, Carlow | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 388 m |
| 39 Barrowvale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | May 2025 | €274,000 | 424 m |
| 58 Barrowvale, Portlaoise Rd, Graiguecullen | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 448 m |
| 142 The Vale, Portlaoise Rd, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €460,000 | 456 m |
| Killeshin Rd, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €610,000 | 463 m |
| 136 The Vale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 469 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 June 2022
- Further information requested27 July 2022
- Further information received21 September 2022
- Decision due18 October 2022
- Decision issued12 October 2022
- Grant issued14 November 2022
- Permission expiry13 November 2027
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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